Anthony Anderson (producer)

Anthony Anderson is an Australian film and television producer, a former lawyer, meditation teacher and a transformational facilitator.

Early Career

Anthony Anderson studied at the University of Sydney and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law. He established a career as an entertainment lawyer working at Owen Trembath & Associates in Sydney, with subsequent work at Columbia Tri Star and Shanahan Management. At the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia, he helped establish and was the founding chairman of the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre, a volunteer-supported community legal centre in Sydney.

Producer

Film

Anthony established film production company Red Carpet Productions in 1996 to develop independent films. He produced the short dramas Pentuphouse (1998) and Flowergirl (1999) with director Cate Shortland, and executive produced Joy (2000). He was also associate producer on Strap On Olympia (1995) and The Visitor (2001).

He is the producer of feature film Somersault (film) (2004) which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard. It received 13 Australian Film Institute Awards, the most to date of any film, winning each possible category. Red Carpet Productions also released an award-winning soundtrack album from the film with band/composers Decoder Ring.

Football

Anderson attended Thomas McKean High School where he was a two-time All-Stater. In 1994, Anderson was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame and was also inducted into Temple University Hall of Fame. Anderson was at the time the second leading ground-gainer in Temple football history. Anderson earned the All-East and All-American awards while at Temple.

As part of the nationwide kickoff to the Super Bowl 50 celebration, the NFL launched today the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll initiative recognizing schools and communities that contributed to Super Bowl history and positively impacted the game of football. On January 11, 2016 Anderson received this honor at Thomas McKean high School. That night, the high school also retired his jersey number.